New Delhi: Suresh Chavhanke, the editor of Sudarshan News, a media outlet known for its polarizing content, recently posted a cartoon on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which has sparked controversy.

The cartoon, accused of being anti-Muslim and inflammatory, depicts Muslims throwing stones at Chandrayaan 3, India's third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The cartoon features characters dressed in traditional Kurta Pajamas and wearing skull caps, symbolically shown hurling stones at the Chandrayaan 3 lander. The illustration also includes a display board with the text in Hindi reading, "chand ki Zameen waqf ki milkiyat hai," which translates to "The Moon's land belongs to Waqf," a statement that appears to mock the Waqf board.

Chavhanke had previously faced legal consequences for his online behavior. He was arrested on August 11 by the Cyber Crime Unit of Gurugram Police for posting an inflammatory tweet on X. The tweet in question was related to the Nuh Violence and implicated foreign media house Al Jazeera in influencing law enforcement actions that allegedly resulted in the arrest of individuals associated with the Hindutva movement.

Following his arrest, Chavhanke was granted bail. However, another individual who shared his controversial tweet was placed in judicial custody.

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Bengaluru, Apr 03 (PTI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said jeweller Sahil Sakariya Jain played a key role in assisting Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya, also known as Ranya Rao, in disposing of 49.6 kg of smuggled gold worth 40.14 crore.

According to the DRI’s remand note, Jain not only helped facilitate the illegal transaction but also abetted Ranya in hawala money transfers linked to the smuggling operation.

Jain, a jeweller by profession, was arrested on March 26 for assisting Ranya in the gold smuggling case.

He has been remanded to judicial custody until April 7.

Jain not only helped Ranya in allegedly disposing of the gold but also appeared to have facilitated Hawala money transactions.

"It appears that he assisted and abetted Accused No. 1 in disposing of approximately 49.6 kg of gold worth 40,13,59,374. He has also admitted to aiding A1 in transferring Hawala money amounting to around 38,39,97,000 to Dubai and 1,73,61,787 to A1 in Bengaluru," the DRI stated.

The agency further noted that the unaccounted cash of 2.67 crore seized from Ranya’s residence on March 4, as per the ‘Mahazar’ , was likely Hawala money she received as profit from purchasing gold in Dubai and selling it in Bengaluru.

The DRI added that Jain admitted to receiving a commission of 55,000 for each transaction.

"The voluminous evidence extracted from two mobile phones and a laptop belonging to Sahil Sakariya Jain further establishes his role in the smuggling of large quantities of gold into India by A1 ," the DRI stated.

According to the agency, in January 2025, Jain helped Ranya dispose of 14.568 kg of gold worth 11.56 crore and facilitated the transfer of 11.01 crore in Hawala transactions to Dubai.

Additionally, he admitted to transferring 55 lakh in Bengaluru.

In February, Jain allegedly assisted Ranya in disposing of 13.433 kg of gold worth 11.81 crore.

During the same month, he helped transfer 11.25 crore in Hawala funds to Dubai and 55.81 lakh to Ranya in Bengaluru.

Ranya, the stepdaughter of a DGP-rank officer in Karnataka, was arrested on March 3, shortly after returning from Dubai at Kempegowda International Airport.

The DRI officials seized 14.7 kg of gold from her possession.

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